Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven others passed away in a tragic helicopter crash on January 26th. The accident shocked the entire world and since then, we have all been in mourning of the lives that were lost on that tragic day. People have been searching for answers as to why the crash happened. What is known, however, is that it was incredibly foggy that day and that no aircraft should have been flying as it simply wasn’t safe.

With this context in mind, Vanessa Bryant filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Island Express which is the company in charge of the helicopter. Now, the families of Alyssa Altobelli and Christina Mauser are also filing similar lawsuits, citing negligence on the part of Island Express.

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As the two families explain in court documents, Island Express didn’t do their due diligence on the morning of January 26th and that they are responsible for the deaths of nine people. In fact, the families are saying the company has caused them a large amount of physical, mental, and emotional anguish that won’t go away anytime soon.

With the recent lawsuits filed against Island Express, it appears as though they could go out of business as a result.

Stay tuned for updates on this story as we will be sure to bring them to you.

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Two employees at a Walmart in Illinois passed away due to Coronavirus and now, the company is facing accusations of reckless disregard and negligence in a newly filed wrongful death lawsuit. The family of Wando Evans has filed a lawsuit against the company after the 51-year-old man died on March 25th.

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According to the suit, Evans had already told the manager that he was experiencing symptoms but the manager dismissed the complaint. Finally, on March 23rd, he was allowed to go home but it was two days later when he was found dead at his home. In addition, the lawsuit claims that there were other employees whose concerns over COVID-19 were dismissed. Another 48-year-old man who worked at the store, Phillip Thomas, passed away on March 29th.

The Evans’ family filed a wrongful death lawsuit that accuses Walmart of “willful and wanton misconduct and reckless disregard” that caused the man’s death.

“We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of two associates at our Evergreen Park store, and we are mourning along with their families,” a Walmart spokeswoman said in a statement to NPR. “While neither associate had been at the store in more than a week, we took action to reinforce our cleaning and sanitizing measures, which include a deep-cleaning of key areas of the store.”

Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash on January 26th in California. There were seven other people on board who also lost their lives. The news sent shockwaves throughout the NBA and the world at large. Since the tragic accident, numerous tributes have poured in for the nine victims. In fact, today, there is a public memorial at the Staples Center where Kobe and Gianna will be honored. 

Kobe’s wife, Vanessa, has made a few statements on social media since the passing of her husband and daughter. As you can imagine, Bryant is extremely hurt by what’s happened and she is looking for answers. According to TMZ, Vanessa recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Island Express which is the company that owned the helicopter Kobe was flying in. 

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Vanessa is saying that the helicopter never should have been allowed to fly in such terrible conditions and that the pilot, Ara George Zobayan, was flying too fast. In the report, it states that Zobayan had been punished for violating rules in the past. Court documents allege the pilot was going 180 MPH while flying through the fog.

Stay tuned for updates on this case as we will be sure to bring them to you.

The events that took place outside of a 2016 Meek Mill concert in Connecticut, in which two young men by the names of Travis Ward and Jaquan Graves were shot and killed, lead to multiple lawsuits filed against Meek. The rapper has been battling these cases out in court for years, initially facing three separate lawsuits in connection with the incident. However, following the dismissal of Jaquan Graves’ family’s lawsuit earlier this month, it looks like Meek can officially put this whole tragedy behind him. According to The Blast, court documents state that the family of Travis Ward have dropped their case against Meek and dismissed all defendants.

All three lawsuits, which were filed against Meek, Live Nation, and the Oakdale Musical Theatre Company, had accused the defendants of negligence in hiring security. In one of the suits, the accusers even attempted to blame Meek’s lyrics in his music for inciting violence, citing that they were the cause for the “history of shootings at his shows.” At one point, the families offered to settle with Meek for $6 million dollars total. However, Meek did not accept, and has denied all allegations of wrongdoing. He argued his inability to have foreseen the shooting occurring, and denied any negligence when hiring security. He claimed that there were third parties involved who were outside of his control. In the Jaquan Graves case, he even pointed to the gunshot residue found on Daquan’s body, which would “indicate that [the victim had] discharged a firearm during the melee” as well.